After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Bamberg-Ehrhardt, Ridgeland was happy to have turned things around on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Allendale-Fairfax Tigers a 26-0 shutout. That looming 26-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Ridgeland yet this season.
Ridgeland found their leader in sophomore Taishaun Smith, who threw for 207 yards and two touchdowns on only eight passes. The dominant performance also gave Smith a new career-high in rushing yards (25). Semaj Hicks was Smith's top target, picking up 93 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Ridgeland wouldn't let Allendale-Fairfax keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Ridgeland can thank Alex Mitchell and Micheal Rodriguez for forcing both of them.
Ridgeland is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.3 points per game. As for Allendale-Fairfax, they dropped their record down to 0-10 with the loss, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
As of now, neither Ridgeland nor Allendale-Fairfax have any future games scheduled.
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